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Recognised as Colour

#038CEE

  • #038CEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#038CEE is a blue with RGB values 3, 140, 238 and HSL 205°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#038CEE#038CEE
HEX#038CEE
RGBrgb(3, 140, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.549, 0.9333
RGB percentages1.2%, 54.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(205, 97.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 98.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK98.7%, 41.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer232,686
CSS custom property--colour: #038CEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#FC7311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5993F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3180ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.4Medium purple · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE6503
Analogous#03EEDA, #0317EE
Triadic#EE038C, #8CEE03
Split complementary#EE0317, #EEDA03
Tetradic#DA03EE, #EE6503, #17EE03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFE4FE
Lighter +30%#8CCEFE
Lighter +20%#5AB9FD
Lighter +10%#28A4FC
Darker −10%#026EBC
Darker −20%#025189
Darker −30%#013357
Darker −40%#001525
More saturated +25%#008CF1
Less saturated −25%#2187D0

Channel breakdown

R3
G140
B238
Red3 (1.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue205.02°
Saturation (HSL)97.51%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 8C · B EE

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